Can Roblox Stock Recover If Markets Fall?
Roblox (RBLX) stock is down 14.5% in 21 trading days. The recent slide reflects fresh worries over slowing user growth and bookings, compounded by child safety lawsuits, but sharp drops like this often raise a tougher question: is the weakness temporary, or a sign of deeper cracks in the story?
Before judging its downturn reslience, let’s look at where Roblox stands today.
- Size: Roblox is a $61 Bil company with $4.5 Bil in revenue currently trading at $87.44.
- Fundamentals: Last 12 month revenue growth of 32.7% and operating margin of -25.0%.
- Liquidity: Has Debt to Equity ratio of 0.02 and Cash to Assets ratio of 0.33
- Valuation: Roblox stock is currently trading at P/E multiple of -99.7 and P/EBIT multiple of -103.9
- Has returned (median) -4.5% within a year following sharp dips since 2010. See RBLX Dip Buy Analysis.
These metrics point to a Strong operational performance, alongside Very High valuation – making the stock Relatively Expensive. For details, see Buy or Sell RBLX Stock
That brings us to the key consideration for investors worried about this fall: how resilient is RBLX stock if markets turn south? This is where our downturn resilience framework comes in. Suppose RBLX stock falls another 20-30% to $61 – can investors comfortably hold on? Turns out, the stock has fared much worse than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns, based on (a) how much the stock fell and, (b) how quickly it recovered. Below, we dive deeper into each such downturn.
2022 Inflation Shock
- RBLX stock fell 82.8% from a high of $134.72 on 19 November 2021 to $23.19 on 10 May 2022 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 31 July 2025
- Since then, the stock increased to a high of $141.56 on 29 September 2025 , and currently trades at $87.44
| RBLX | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -82.8% | -25.4% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 1178 days | 464 days |
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